The construction of Samson’s cylinder block and valve chest owes quite a lot to experience from work on No.18 and also the book ‘Traction Engines…
David and Chris have been busy progressing Samson’s construction, with the water tanks welded and bolted into place between the frames. The boiler barrel has…
Ok, so the title may be slightly mixing biblical history, but it neatly describes the current rapid progress in the construction of Samson’s frames. Once…
Here are a few photos that might be of interest. Firstly, Samson, sporting its frame extensions and now with pretty much most of the metal…
Progress on erecting and drilling Samson’s frame components is well underway, with Dave making full use of the mag-drill to enable the trial assembly by…
Whilst the current focus for the team is on preparing for the season opening next week, completing the RHEC, working on a number of capital projects…
It is always a pleasant experience when Dave Young wanders into the office looking tired and announcing he has something to show me! It means that he…
Having dropped numerous hints over a number of previous blog postings, I can now confirm that our ‘new build’ steam locomotive project is the Stephen…
On the trail of Samson… The tramway from Whitfield Brow to Cornish Hush mine. I have mentioned the London Lead Company’s little Stephen Lewin locomotive…
The image below shows a delightful little locomotive named Samson. It was built by the Poole Foundry of Stephen Lewin in 1874 and was for…
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